fenced in dog run: Mt Prospect Park

ste3021878 wrote: Its a great idea and I've signed the petition. But I have little faith in the MPP police precinct in terms of responding to problems.

As we've learned over the years, those of us across the street from MPP are in a different precinct. The precinct responsible for MPP doesn't care about our neighborhood. In fact, these are the people who issue cheap "sound permits" for MPP and allow private parties to blast music and noise for hours during the warm weather months. The city manager in charge of MPP has asked the cops to stop the permits (he gets all the angry phone calls) and the precinct has refused to act.

In terms of safety issues in MPP (robberies, gang activity, drug sales, mentally ill people), their response has been poor. When you call the precinct to ask for help, you get a "F you" sort of answer. One cop told me that they were responsible for a high crime area and MPP is at the bottom of their priorities. His advice about the safety issues? Just stay out of the park.

If there was a problem at an MPP dog run, I'm afraid we'll get the same attitude from the precinct.

Always interesting to see how people perceive the same thing. MPP is a park I've visited and average of 2x a day for the last 5 years.

It hosts the Panamian day events, and the occasional religious event. Yummy food with live music. Cops ensure that no one brings in alcohol.

...never had a concern in the park.

BTW, I ALWAYS clean after my dog, like many other dog owners. To be honest, the big problem in MPP (and Eatern Parkway) is not dog's poop, but ALL that plastic bottles, cans, chicken bones, dirty diapers, etc etc that I found every Monday. I guess those people should move to the country, too. Or you should just accept it, huh? It is just DISGUSTING, but I don't like to generalize since I guess there are many responsible parents out there, it would be very unfair.

Subject: MPP has gotten better in recent years

whynot_31 wrote: [quote=ste3021878]Its a great idea and I've signed the petition. But I have little faith in the MPP police precinct in terms of responding to problems.

As we've learned over the years, those of us across the street from MPP are in a different precinct. The precinct responsible for MPP doesn't care about our neighborhood. In fact, these are the people who issue cheap "sound permits" for MPP and allow private parties to blast music and noise for hours during the warm weather months. The city manager in charge of MPP has asked the cops to stop the permits (he gets all the angry phone calls) and the precinct has refused to act.

In terms of safety issues in MPP (robberies, gang activity, drug sales, mentally ill people), their response has been poor. When you call the precinct to ask for help, you get a "F you" sort of answer. One cop told me that they were responsible for a high crime area and MPP is at the bottom of their priorities. His advice about the safety issues? Just stay out of the park.

If there was a problem at an MPP dog run, I'm afraid we'll get the same attitude from the precinct.

Always interesting to see how people perceive the same thing. MPP is a park I've visited and average of 2x a day for the last 5 years.

It hosts the Panamian day events, and the occasional religious event. Yummy food with live music. Cops ensure that no one brings in alcohol.

...never had a concern in the park.


MPP used to be one of the most dangerous areas in Prospect Heights so it has gotten a lot safer in recent years. But the comment about the local precinct is absolutely true.

But those of us who live blocks away from MPP really despise the Panamanian Day event because the sound system is earsplittingly loud: we think they should hold these events at places which don't border high-density residential areas. Sorry - you can keep the "yummy food."

any updates on this? my canine and i are eager with anticipation

This may be of some use if you still have the petition

BROOKLYN PARKS 2009 CAMPAIGN EVENT

Please join New Yorkers for Parks along with the Prospect Park Community Committee at the Brooklyn Candidates forum on Thursday, June 25th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Prospect Park Picnic House. This is your opportunity to hear from Brooklyn candidates about their commitment to New York parks.

Tell Brooklyn’s candidates that you want parks at the top of their campaign agendas! Click here to register, If you have any questions, please email Juliana Roberts Dubovsky.

IF anyone is interested I can forward them the email I received.

I don't have a dog but a gang of kids in MPP last year decided that it would be fun to throw rocks and shaving cream at my friend as I was walking her on the sidewalk between the Museum and GAP. They had terrible aim and missed, so we ignored them and kept moving, but it didn't make me want to hang out in the park. Like some other people said, the prank/violence issues up there might need to be addressed. Funny how it's between all this stuff but kind of like a mini dead zone.

I guess I should assume that this topic is dead, but I just got a dog and would love to have a dog run closer than the Old Stone House. Does anyone know what happened to this petition?

Hi Ciarra!

I would very much like to be included in any efforts to get a fenced-in dog-run up at Mt. Prospect Park.

Please keep me updated.

Thanks!

All the best,

Kerry

I would also love to know more about this and where the petition went! We also just adopted a small Havanese.

Unrelated, I'm also looking for someone in Prospect Heights/Crown Heights who is interested in a dog-walking/sitting swap, any ideas where I can find folks who would be interested in that?

Thanks!

KARycePaul said:

....... Also, we have a monthly Yappy Hour, where we get together to have drinks at one of the local bars! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtprospectdogs/

Yappy Hour! hahahaha! Great name!